LEARN/CREATE (MT)

NOTE: When the Idaho Legislature is in session, programming on the Learn/Create and World channels may be pre-empted for live coverage from the House and Senate floors.

1:00 pm

Primary Sources: Workshops In American History"Disease and History: Typhoid Mary and the Search For Perfect Control"
This workshop looks at the history of infectious disease in America, particularly typhoid, diphtheria, and polio, and their "conquest" by medical research and public health regulation. With the aid of contemporary medical journal articles and New York City health records, the onscreen participants investigate the medical and civil liberties issues exemplified by the case of "Typhoid Mary" Mallon. Facing off as either Board of Health officials or friends of Mary Mallon, workshop participants debate the typhoid carrier's fate.G

2:00 pm

Rediscovering Biology: Molecular to Global Perspectives"Session 13. Genetically Modified Organisms"
While genetic modification of organisms has occurred for millennia, we now have the tools to insert specific genes from one organism into cells of unrelated species. This session illustrates the processes used and how such genetically transformed organisms are increasingly common in agriculture, industry, and medicine, and introduces the ethical considerations of GMO research. D

Critical Issues In School Reform"Reflecting On Teaching Practice: Student Work, Teacher Work, and Standards, Part 1 Math"
A tenth-grade math teacher from San Bruno, California, presents a sample of student work from her classroom to a group of teachers, administrators, and a facilitator. The group uses a "tuning protocol" to examine this work, give the teacher feedback, and discuss its implications for her teaching practice. D

4:00 pm

Critical Issues In School Reform"Reflecting On Teaching Practice: Student Work and Teacher Work, Part II Science"
A fourth-grade teacher from Worcester, Massachusetts, shares a sample of work from her science classroom with a group of teachers and administrators in a facilitated "consultancy" that focuses on a question posed by the teacher about the student work and her teaching practice.G

4:30 pm

Critical Issues In School Reform"Stories of Public Engagement: Patrick O'hearn School"
A Boston elementary school has enhanced student success through close cooperation with families. D

5:00 pm

Hands On Crafts for Kids"My Workspace"
This episode features crafts to fix up your workspace -whether it's the kitchen table or a desk in your room - make the supplies you use every day. We begin with a recycled portfolio with monster clips. Next, there's no excuse for having a mess on your desk with a great organizer made from old CD's. D

5:30 pm

Hey Kids, Let's Cook"Breakfast for Mom"
Whether it's Mother's Day, your mom's birthday, or just simply just because she's special, you should set your alarm, ask your dad to meet you in the kitchen at 6:00 A.m., and go for it! Make your mom that special breakfast and take it to her before she gets up! And today we're going to learn how to make scones, a delicious bread brought to us from the English and Scottish. And we'll serve it up with an omelet, and fresh fruit. D

Cuisine Culture"Arnaud Lallement, Reims, France"
Reims is the capital of Champagne, and it's also where the culinary adventure begins in chef Arnaud Lallement's Two-Star Michelin restaurant, L'Assiette Champenoise. Lallement demonstrates how to grill langoustines, braise lamb and make an explosive dessert, a Raspberry Vacheron. Sweets await in one of the world's oldest cookie-making factories. D

7:30 pm

Pati's Mexican Table"Lip-Smacking Mexican Meal"
By adding a few key Mexican ingredients to what you'd normally find in an all-American pantry and fridge, you get these to-die-for, lip-smacking dishes. Chicken a la Trash; Everyday Green Salad; Impossible Chocoflan. D

Rick Steves' Europe"Vienna and the Danube"
Rick takes in the city's wealth of elegant gardens, great art and fine music. He travels along the Danube River and hikes through the Baroque Melk Abbey.G

9:00 pm

Equitrekking"Spain"
Equitrekking host Darley Newman rides at Cortijo El Esparragal, an estate and working farm outside of Seville that dates back to the Bronze Age. On prize-winning Andalusians, Darley learns the purpose and history of the Spanish Vaquera style of riding. Next, she enjoys a sunset ride outside of Segovia and visits the castles and Roman aqueducts in this central region. D

Mexico -- One Plate at a Time with Rick Bayless"From Lobster to Chocolate Clams: A Delicious Feast in Magdalena Bay"
Rick and local guide Luis Garduno of REDTours venture out on a skiff to learn about sustainable fishing on Magdalena Bay. They catch up with local lobster fishermen and learn about sizing lobsters. Then they watch as clam divers haul up the local chocolate clams from the bottom of the bay. D

11:00 pm

Caprial and John's Kitchen: Cooking for Family and Friends"Decadent Organic Dairy"
On a visit to an Oregon organic dairy, Caprial and John come across products that lend amazing flavor and aroma to their creations: mushroom dip with truffle oil, basil sour cream dressing and grilled lamb chops with cumin yogurt sauce.G

11:30 pm

Rick Steves' Europe"Vienna and the Danube"
Rick takes in the city's wealth of elegant gardens, great art and fine music. He travels along the Danube River and hikes through the Baroque Melk Abbey.G